Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
“A love story... with strings attached!”
After being released from a mental hospital, a troubled young man tracks down an actress he once had sex with and forces her into captivity, determined to make her part of his life.
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Cast
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Victoria Abril
Marina Osorio
Known for
High Heels
French Twist
Antonio Banderas
Ricky
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Skin I Live In
Loles León
Lola
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La que se avecina
Father There Is Only One 2
Julieta Serrano
Alma
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Pain and Glory
María Barranco
Berta
Known for
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Ages of Lulu
Rossy de Palma
Camello en Vespa
Known for
Toc Toc
Little Birds
Francisco Rabal
Máximo Espejo
Known for
Viridiana
Dagon
Lola Cardona
Directora psiquiátrico
Known for
El Sur
Montse G. Romeu
Periodista
Known for
High Heels
The Miracle of P. Tinto
Emiliano Redondo
Decorador
Known for
Peppermint Frappé
Oswaldo Delgado
Fantasma
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Concha Rabal
Farmacéutica
Known for
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
Pedro Almodóvar Director · Yuyi Beringola Screenplay Ennio Morricone Composer
Worldwide gross $3.1M · United States release May 4, 1990 · Produced in Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,125,224
Production
El Deseo
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Miramax
Studio
Spain
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Languages
Original title
¡Átame!
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · December 12, 1989
Premiere · Cine Fuencarral, Madrid
Spain · January 22, 1990
Theatrical
United States · May 4, 1990
Theatrical · Los Angeles, California & New York City, New York
Belgium
June 21, 1990 · Theatrical · Gent
Brazil
November 30, 1990 · Theatrical
October 18, 2014 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Czechia
May 15, 1994 · Limited theatrical · Film clubs only
France
June 20, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
February 10, 1990 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
August 16, 1990 · Theatrical
Greece
August 7, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Italy
August 27, 1996 · Theatrical
January 1, 2015 · Physical · DVD Release
Netherlands
December 21, 1990 · Theatrical
April 29, 2014 · Physical · DVD
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